Breathtaking Mountain Bike Tour around Dachstein Massif, Austria

Enjoy a holiday handled by a distinguished team, along the perfectly marked mountain bike tour, cycle around the impressive Dachstein Massif in the area of Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria. Be ready for adrenaline, astounding landscapes and cycling up the challenging “Öfen” on the last day of the tour.

Key information

Trip type: Self -guided tour

Lodging: Point to point

Terrain: Mostly unpaved, rocky, hilly, mountainous.

Starts in: Bad Goisern

Ends in: Bad Goisern

Difficulty level: Moderate (Cyclist needs to have a good level of fitness, terrain is mostly hilly or unpaved but they will ride on flat terrain sometime, 31-45 miles per day)

Skill level

Styles

Accommodation

Cozy and comfortable accommodation in three stars hotels will be provided during the tour.

Program

Along the perfectly marked mountain bike tour, cycle around the impressive Dachstein Massif in the area of Upper Austria, Salzburg and Styria. The red version leads along the same route than the blue Dachstein round tour, however in the reverse direction.

The climbs are technical a bit more difficult. The first day already is quite a challenge cycling from Lake Hallstättersee to Gosau, before the route leads up to the Hornspitz. There you will be rewarded with a wonderful view onto the Gosau glacier.

You cycle in direction Ramsau on the foot of the breathtaking south walls of the Dachstein with Mount Bischofsmütze always in sight. A criterion of this tour follows on the last day, when you have to cycle up the challenging "Öfen", before you cycle back to the Salzkammergut.

Requirements

The red version is an individual tour with medium challenges and partly some difficult climbs. Perfectly marked tour with few technical difficulties.

Itinerary

Day 1: Bad Goisern

The red version of the Dachstein round tour starts from the mountain bike Mekka of Bad Goisern in the Salzkammergut. Check-in and you receive your travel documents for your mountain bike holiday.

Today the red version of the Dachstein round tour brings you to the beautiful Lake Hallstätter See, before cycling through the narrow valley of the Gosau stream to Gosau. The trail leads steeply up to the ski resort Dachstein West. From the Hornspitz a breath taking view opens up to the Gosau Glacier of the Dachstein, before a swift downhill ride to Russbach and cycling along the Lammer leads to Annaberg im SalzburgerLand.

Day 3: Annaberg to Gröbming (66 kilometers / 41 miles 1900 altitude)

The mountain bike tour immediately climbs up and soon you reach the Langeggsattel on the foot of the Gosaukamm crest. Occasionally you see the majestic Bischofsmütze mountain before you enjoy a great downhill ride to the lovely Filzmoos. The mountain bike trail from Ramsau at the Dachstein along the imposing south walls of the Dachstein, continue to the Styria Ennstal valley before you reach Gröbming.

Today with your mountain bike climb up steep to the narrow turnings of the “Öfen”, surely a criterion of your mountain bike holiday. After an enjoyable halt at the Viehbergalm a swift mountain bike downhill ride to the Ausseeerland in the Styria Salzkammergut awaits you.

Along the marvellous mountain bike routes in the Salzkammergut the red version of the Dachstein mountain bike tour, leads back to Bad Goisern and at the Pötschenpass leave the Dachstein behind you. Your luggage will be at your hotel at the latest at 5.30 p.m.

Location

The tour starts in the mountain bike Mekka of Bad Goisern. The first day already is quite a challenge cycling from Lake Hallstättersee to Gosau, before the route leads up to the Hornspitz. There you will be rewarded with a wonderful view onto the Gosau glacier.

You cycle in direction Ramsau on the foot of the breathtaking south walls of the Dachstein with Mountain Bischofsmütze always in sight. A criterion of this tour follows on the last day, when you have to cycle up the challenging “Öfen”, before you cycle back to the Salzkammergut.

Food

Daily buffet breakfast.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

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